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MARIANNE SCHNALL

Marianne Schnall is a writer, as well as the founder, editor and executive director of the fifteen-year-old non-profit organization Feminist.com and co-founder of EcoMall.com, a sixteen-year-old website promoting sustainable living. Marianne has worked for many media outlets and publications. Her writings have appeared at online sites such as The Huffington Post (www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-schnall), the Women’s Media Center, Alternet and Common Dreams. She was a contributor to Robin Morgan’s anthology Sisterhood is Forever: The Women’s Anthology for a New Millennium, co-writing (with Amy Richards) the chapter titled “Cyberfeminism: Networking on the Net.”

Schnall’s interviews with well-known individuals about the charitable and activist causes and organizations with which they are affiliated appear at Feminist.com as well as in publications such as O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Body + Soul, In Style (for which she wrote the “Cause Celeb” column for many years), and at Entertainment Weekly’s web site, EW.com.

Through her writings, interviews and websites, she strives to raise awareness and inspire activism around important issues and causes.


See Marianne's latest articles from Huffington Post:

The "Elders" Speak: Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson (The Huffington Post)
There is a diverse, all-star cast of some of today's most treasured and charismatic leaders who have come together online and off in a group called the Elders. Their mission: to fight for social justice.

From Media Blitz to Women’s Conference: Has Maria Shriver Discerned a Watershed Moment? (Women's Media Center)
A Time magazine cover story and a week of programming on NBC immediately followed the release of The Shriver Report. This week, California’s First Lady will use the findings to engage participants in her annual conference on women. If the continuing activity fails to "ignite a national conversation," it won’t be for lack of planning and effort.

Women Connecting Across the Generational Divide: from Gloria Steinem to Courtney Martin (The Huffington Post)

Interview with Wangari Maathai, Environmental Activist and Nobel Laureate (The Huffington Post) The Nobel Laureate talks about planting 40 million trees (including one with Barack Obama), her global perspective, the status of women and her philosophy of life

Exclusive Interview with Margaret Cho (The Huffington Post) I checked in with the outspoken actress to talk about her new show, the politics of feeling beautiful, homophobia, the Internet, playing the banjo and her outlook on life.

Exclusive Interview with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (The Huffington Post) I recently spoke with the inspirational former Supreme Court Justice about her new web site, the judiciary and her legacy as the first woman on the Supreme Court.

This Year Make Earth Day a Family Affair (The Huffington Post)

Exclusive Interview with Jane Fonda: Back on Broadway (The Huffington Post)

SNL Star Amy Poehler on Her New Online Show "Smart Girls" Exclusive Interview with actress Amy Poehler on her new digital TV series aimed at empowering young girls, "Smart Girls at the Party" (The Huffington Post)

Renowned Women Speak Out on Palin and the Election
Featuring exclusive remarks from Isabel Allende, Joan Blades, Eve Ensler, Melissa Etheridge, Gloria Feldt, Kim Gandy, Elizabeth Lesser, Courtney Martin, Kathy Najimy, Amy Richards, Deborah Siegel, Eleanor Smeal, Gloria Steinem, Loung Ung, Alice Walker, Jody Williams, Marie Wilson (The Huffington Post)

Online Writings/Interviews by Marianne Schnall:

  • “Elders” Fight Misuse of Religion to Oppress Women and Girls (The Women's Media Center)
  • Eve Ensler's Mission: Awaken the Girl Self (The Women's Media Center)
  • Coming to Terms with the "F Word" (The Women's Media Center)
  • Communicating with Jane Fonda (The Women's Media Center)
  • Natalie Portman on Her New Role: Giving Women Hope (The Huffington Post)
  • Talking Green with Cameron Diaz (The Huffington Post)
  • Jane Fonda, the Today Show and the "C-word" (The Huffington Post)
  • Turning Pain to Power: Eve Ensler on Her Upcoming Tour and Campaign to Stop Violence Against Women in the Congo (The Women's Media Center)
  • Isabel Allende, Loung Ung and the Power of Memoir (The Women's Media Center)
  • From Superdome to SUPERLOVE — V-Day at 10 (The Women's Media Center)
  • Hillary, Condi, Aung Sun Suu Kyi and You (The Women's Media Center)
  • Nobel Laureates, Sally Field, and Other Muzzled Peace Voices (The Huffington Post)
  • Cyberfeminism: Networking on the Net (with Amy Richards; excerpt from Sisterhood is Forever: The Women's Anthology for a New Millenium by Robin Morgan)
  • Reflections
  • Transcript of Chat/Interview with Marianne Schnall (Ms. Magazine)
  • Interview with Marianne Schnall (DailyInterview.net)
  • Interview with Marianne Schnall (Tango Diva)

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